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1. The beekeeper's apprentice, or, On the segregation of the queen

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Author:
King, Laurie R.
Series:
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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A chance meeting with an elderly beekeeper turns into a pivotal, personal transformation when fifteen-year-old Mary Russell discovers that the beekeeper is the reclusive Sherlock Holmes, who soon takes on the role of mentor and teacher

2. Little women

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Author:
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Series:
Little Women series volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.

3. Persuasion

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Author:
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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Description:
The romance between Captain Wentworth and Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, seems doomed because of the young man's family connections and lack of wealth.

4. The women

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Author:
Hannah, Kristin
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4.5 stars
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"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances 'Frankie' McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps...